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◆ infrastructure 93% high

approximately 80 mines remain in the strait of hormuz's main shipping channel even after the us-iran mou signed june 18. us imports from gulf ports fell 93 percent year-over-year — from 1.5 million to roughly 100,000 metric tonnes between may 2025 and may 2026. the mou itself showed instability within hours: iran placed nuclear negotiations on hold and vance postponed a scheduled swiss trip, suggesting the diplomatic frame is already under strain while the physical hazard persists.

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ships resumed transiting the strait of hormuz for the first time since february 2026, following a us-iran interim agreement. u.s. imports through hormuz-linked ports had fallen 93% year-over-year to roughly 100,000 metric tonnes. however, pakistan's national hydrographic office simultaneously issued a navigational warning confirming a mine in the strait, meaning the physical threat layer persists even as commercial transit restarts. 94%
shipping associations are refusing to resume normal traffic through the strait of hormuz until naval mines deployed by iran's revolutionary guard are verified cleared, a process maritime sources estimate at 40-50 days. the strait carries a large share of seaborne oil, so a multi-week clearance demand keeps a major energy chokepoint constrained. 93%
vessel transits through the strait of hormuz dropped from 74 ships on june 24 to 22 by june 28 — a 70% compression — following us military strikes on iran june 27-29. recovery began to approximately 24 vessels by june 30. the strait carries 20-25% of world seaborne oil, making a 70% four-day collapse a significant structural disruption to global energy logistics, not a routine fluctuation. 92%
following a u.s.-iran ceasefire memorandum, 55 merchant ships transited the strait of hormuz on june 20 — the first significant traffic after months of blockade. however, uncleared mines remain in the shipping lanes, and traffic is now routed between a u.s.-backed southern corridor and an iranian-controlled northern corridor. the physical hazard is unresolved; the geopolitical architecture governing transit is now dual-tracked along adversarial lines, which is structurally unusual for one of the world's most critical energy chokepoints. 92%
ship traffic through the strait of hormuz fell from 26 vessels to 5 in a single day after iran announced the waterway was closed, citing israeli and us violations. the us disputed the closure claim. the strait carries roughly a fifth of global seaborne oil, and a one-day drop of this magnitude — contested by both governments — is structurally unusual regardless of which account is accurate. 92%
over 1,200 cargo vessels carrying $125 billion in goods remained stranded following a 100-plus-day closure of the strait of hormuz, the world's most critical oil and gas chokepoint. after an interim iran-us deal, iran declared the strait closed again citing israeli strikes in lebanon, while the us claimed it remained open — creating hour-to-hour navigability uncertainty. oman separately designated two emergency corridors to facilitate vessel departures, and the imo announced evacuation of more than 11,000 stranded sailors. the simultaneous scale of commercial disruption, state contradictions, and humanitarian logistics is structurally without modern precedent for a single maritime passage. 92%

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